Kids Circus Classes
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Classes for All Ages!
Programs for students from preschool to grade 12!
Returning Families
Advanced registration is available for re-enrolling families in each program!
Welcome to our Kids Program!
Here at Island Circus Space, we run a performance-focused, non-competitive circus program for kids of all ages. Our classes are named after our feathered friends to represent the strengths and abilities of our incredible, high-flying students.
We have classes for students from 2 years old, all the way up to grade 12. Our program includes instruction in Aerial Acrobatics (silks, lyra, trapeze, and more!), Object Manipulation (juggling, plate spinning, and more!), Floor Acrobatics (handstands, group pyramids, acro, and more!) and Performance.
We have one-on-one coaches available for students who benefit from support in activities like ours, as well as private lessons for students who prefer to learn outside a group class environment. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us.
If you are joining us for the first time and have trained your circus skills elsewhere, please get in touch with us to arrange a visit to the space and we’ll be happy to meet you and help determine which of our classes would best match your current level of experience.
All students who are trying circus for the first time will begin in a foundational class. This includes students who have previous experience in similar sports.
Please visit our Value and Policies page to learn more about our program and contact kids@islandcircusspace.com with any questions or inquiries! Rose, our Program Director, will be excited to speak with you.
We can’t wait to fly into another session of soaring circus!
Our September 2025 - June 2026 schedule will be available for registration on June 25th 2025!
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Hatchlings & Ducklings
These Early Years programs are once a week, full-session (September - June) classes for students ages 2 - 4 & Kindergarten - Grade 2
Hatchlings
Preschool Aged 2 - 4
Welcome Hatchlings! Looking for a fun and explorative physical activity to try with your little one? Come play with us! This toddler-and-me class is a great way to introduce your child to our space, meet other families, and try some circus yourself. This class includes wiggles, rolls, and jumps to say hello to our bodies, time to explore our circus props and toys, partner balances for you and your child to try together with us and at home, and an introduction to hammock and trapeze. Join us for some swinging, spinning, and upside-down time! This class can be a stepping stone to our programs for older students or just something fun to do together. We’re excited to meet your family!
Students in this class must be accompanied by one adult for every class. It is not required that the same adult attend every week, you can take turns!
This class has no prerequisites and is open to all students in the specified age group.
Program Details
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September 10th 2025 - June 24th 2026
Hatchlings 1: Wednesday 10:30 - 11:30AM
Hatchlings 2: Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00PM
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Payment Option 1: $88 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $88 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $812 + GST (5% discount)
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Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026
May Closure: No classes from May 25th - 29th 2026
Ducklings
Kindergarten - Grade 2
Welcome Ducklings! Our Ducklings are at the beginning of their circus journey! This class will introduce your child to the basic shapes we use on the floor and in the air. On the floor, we’ll be rolling, cartwheeling, balancing, jumping, and more! In the air, Ducklings will spin, hang, learn, and create circus shapes on the trapeze and the silks. Students in this class will learn how to interact with our space and each other thoughtfully while learning the basics of their circus skills, their circus listening, and their circus safety.
This class will have 3 sharing days throughout the session, when loved ones are invited into the space to check out what we’ve been up to in class!
Students in this class are ready to participate in class and follow instructions without parental supervision.
This class has no prerequisites and is open to all students in the specified age group.
Program Details
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September 8th 2025 - June 24th 2026
Monday Ducklings 3:15 - 4:15PM
Wednesday Ducklings 3:15 - 4:15PM
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Monday Ducklings - Payment Option 1: $89 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $89 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $823 + GST (5% discount)
Wednesday Ducklings - Payment Option 1: $100 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $100 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $923 + GST (5% discount)
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Thanksgiving: No classes on October 13th 2025
Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Family Day: No classes on February 16th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026
Easter Monday: No classes on April 6th 2026
Victoria Day: No classes on May 18th 2026
May Closure: No classes from May 25th - 29th 2026
Hummingbirds & Sparrows
These Foundational programs are once a week, full session (September - June) classes for students from grade 2 all the way to grade 12
Hummingbirds
Grades 2 - 4
Welcome Hummingbirds! This class will help students develop the basic shapes, skills, and strength needed to acquire new skills across multiple circus disciplines while exploring physical expression and storytelling through games, activities, and group act creation! This class includes instruction in Aerial Acrobatics, Object Manipulation, Floor Acrobatics, and Performance! Students in this class will learn how to interact with our space and each other thoughtfully while learning the basics of their circus skills, their circus listening, and their circus safety.
This class will have 3 sharing days throughout the session, when loved ones are invited into the space to check out what we’ve been up to in class!
Students in this class must follow instructions and cooperate with others.
This class has no prerequisites and is open to all students in the specified age group.
Program Details
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September 9th 2025 - June 25th 2026
Tuesday Hummingbirds: 3:15 - 4:45PM
Thursday Hummingbirds: 3:15 - 4:45PM
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Tuesday Hummingbirds - Payment Option 1: $142 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $142 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $1309 + GST (5% discount)
Thursday Hummingbirds - Payment Option 1: $150 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $150 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $1384 + GST (5% discount)
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: No classes on September 30th 2025
Remembrance Day: No classes on November 11th 2025
Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026
May Closure: No classes from May 25th - 29th 2026
Sparrows
Grades 5 - 8 & Grades 7 - 12
Welcome Sparrows! This class builds a foundation of strength, flexibility, communication, and body awareness through instruction in Aerial Acrobatics, Object Manipulation, Floor Acrobatics, and Performance! This class is a tasting platter of all our circus disciplines, where students will establish a strong base across apparatuses, and work collaboratively as a class to create and explore together. Our Sparrows will cultivate performance skills, and learn how to apply them to the presentation of their circus skills. Circus is a strength-building and confidence-building activity, this class is an opportunity for kids to challenge themselves physically and creatively!
The work of this program culminates in a Spring Show which takes place on Saturday May 23rd 2026! The Sparrows will work together to create a collection of circus acts, and present them as a class.
Students in this class must follow instructions and cooperate with others.
Students with consistent attendance will have the most ease and success during act creation, as we prepare for the Spring Show.
This class has no prerequisites and is open to all students in the specified age group.
Program Details
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September 12th 2025 - June 19th 2026
Grades 5 - 8 Fridays 3:30 - 5:15PM
Grades 7 - 12 Fridays 5:25 - 7:10PM
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Payment Option 1: $166 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $166 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $1527 + GST (5% discount)
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Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026
Good Friday: No classes on Friday April 3rd 2026
May Closure: No classes from May 25th - 29th 2026
Herons
This Intermediate program is our twice a week, full session (September - June) classes for students grades 4 - 12 who have mastered their circus basics and are ready to reach new heights through an increase in hours in the space, allowing for more time devoted to building strength, flexibility, and new skills.
Herons
Grades 4 - 6 & Grades 6 - 12
Welcome Herons! Our Herons are excited to work hard to continue building their strength and flexibility while learning new and challenging skills and improving their form and technique. These classes include a larger focus on conditioning and stretching to get closer to skills that are out of reach. Students in this class should be excited about working in their areas of strength as well as areas of weakness, to grow their abilities over time. Our Herons will work together on foundational act creation and performance skills including synchronization, musicality, and quality of movement. This class is an exciting and fun space for students to explore their favourite circus disciplines, and use their strong circus foundation to acquire new skills. Our Herons are eager to be challenged, excited to learn, and ready to grow!
The work of this program culminates in a Spring Show which takes place on Saturday May 23rd 2026! The Herons will work together to create a collection of circus acts, and present them as a class.
Students in this class must follow instructions and cooperate with others.
Students with consistent attendance throughout the year will have the most ease and success during act creation, as we prepare for the Spring Show.
Consistent attendance in the month of May is mandatory for participation in this class.
This class has prerequisites related to students' abilities across disciplines taught, as well as demonstration of safe, thoughtful, and productive behaviour in class.
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PLEASE NOTE: students must meet any 6 of the following 8 prerequisites, they are not required to meet 8/8:
SILKS: Climbing the silks to the top with ease, putting footlocks on in the air with ease, and demonstrating basic skills in single, double, and one on one footlocks
BARS: Mounting and dismounting the lyra and trapeze safely and with control, and demonstrating basic skills below, on, and above the bars
BARS: Hanging under the bar in a tuck, pike, and straddle position
SILKS: Hanging between split silks from a climb in a tuck, pike, and straddle position
ACROBATICS: Demonstrating controlled forward rolls, cartwheels, and bridges.
HANDSTANDS: Reaching handstand position from a kick-up, and holding a handstand against the wall (tummy to wall) for a minimum of 30 seconds.
PARTNER ACROBATICS: Participating safely, communicating, and demonstrating basic skills as a base or a flyer.
JUGGLING: Demonstrating cascade juggling pattern consistently with 3 scarves, 2 balls, or 3 balls.
Program Details
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September 8th 2025 - June 24th 2026
Grades 4 - 6: Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:15PM
Grades 7 - 12: Mondays & Wednesdays 6:25 - 8:10PM
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Payment Option 1: $265 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $265 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $2444 + GST (5% discount)
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Thanksgiving: No classes on October 13th 2025
Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Family Day: No classes on February 16th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026
Easter Monday: No classes on April 6th 2026
Victoria Day: No classes on May 18th 2026
May Closure: No classes from May 25th - 29th 2026
Ensembles
These Performance-Focused programs are our twice a week, full session (September - June) circus classes for students who demonstrate proficiency across multiple disciplines, alongside act creation and performance skills, and are ready to work as a group to create a complete circus production.
Enrollment in these programs is by invitation only and is dependent on the number of spots available. If you are interested, please contact us!
All students must be able to demonstrate 30 catches of 3 ball cascade juggling in order to be considered for these programs
Talon Ensemble
Grades 6-8
The Talon Ensemble is our performance-focused program for students grades 6 - 8. This is a class for students who are proficient across multiple disciplines on the ground and in the air, and are building independence in their act creation process. Students in this ensemble will develop their group collaboration skills, alongside their individual creative expression. This class provides the experience of the creation, rehearsal, and performance of a complete circus production, and requires a high level of commitment to consistent attendance and focus alongside a devotion to practicing and polishing. Students in this ensemble will train hard to build strength and flexibility, acquire and master new skills, and work together as a team to craft their parts of an original show.
This program works towards a Spring Show in collaboration with the Wingspan Ensemble. The Ensembles’ Spring Show will run from May 29th - 31st.
Enrollment in this Ensemble is by invitation only.
If your child is interested in being considered for a spot in the Talon Ensemble, please get in touch with us!
All students must be able to demonstrate 30 catches of 3 ball cascade juggling in order to be considered for this program
Students who maintain consistent attendance throughout the year will have the most success in all areas of their training. Consistent attendance in the months of April and May is mandatory for participation in this class.
Program Details
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September 9th 2025 - June 25th 2026
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 5:00 - 7:00PM
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Payment Option 1: $272 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $272 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $2510 + GST (5% discount)
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: No classes on September 30th 2025
Remembrance Day: No classes on November 11th 2025
Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026
Wingspan Ensemble
Grades 9-12
The Wingspan Ensemble is our performance-focused program for students grades 9 - 12. This is a class for students who are proficient across multiple disciplines on the ground and in the air, and are building independence in their act creation process. Students in this ensemble will develop their group collaboration skills, alongside their individual creative expression. This class provides the experience of the creation, rehearsal, and performance of a complete circus production, and requires a high level of commitment to consistent attendance and focus alongside a devotion to practicing and polishing. Students in this ensemble will train hard to build strength and flexibility, acquire and master new skills, and work together as a team to craft their parts of an original show.
This program works towards a Spring Show in collaboration with the Talon Ensemble. The Ensembles’ Spring Show will run from May 29th - 31st.
Enrollment in this Ensemble is by invitation only.
If your child is interested in being considered for a spot in the Wingspan Ensemble, please get in touch with us!
All students must be able to demonstrate 30 catches of 3 ball cascade juggling in order to be considered for this program
Students who maintain consistent attendance throughout the year will have the most success in all areas of their training. Consistent attendance in the months of April and May is mandatory for participation in this class.
Program Details
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September 9th 2025 - June 25th 2026
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:10 - 8:10PM
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Payment Option 1: $272 + GST payment at time of registration (non-refundable after August 1st 2025) followed by $272 + GST/month for 9 months (September 1st - May 1st)
Payment Option 2: Single payment of $2510 + GST (5% discount)
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: No classes on September 30th 2025
Remembrance Day: No classes on November 11th 2025
Winter Break: No classes from December 20th 2025 - January 4th 2026
Spring Break: No classes from March 14th - 29th 2026